Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:31 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:01 am – 3:42 pm
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People8,486 residentsin the Worlingham & Barnby census areaMedian age 50.93,743 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,891 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C622 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSpring Lakelake · 3.0 miBarsham Hillhill · 1.6 miJohn John's Woodwoodland · under a mileWilderness Woodwoodland · under a mileEllough Hillhill · 2.4 miDanby's Dykeriver · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLittle Commonpark · 1.5 mi · 2 haTooks Commonpark · 1.6 miBlacksmith's Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202049 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202632 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBeccles Medical Centre2.0 miPharmacyBeccles H.c.c. Limited2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRingsfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 118 pupilsright hereSecondarySir John Leman High Schoolages 11-18, 1,404 pupils1.7 miPrimarySt Benet's RC Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 69 pupils2.0 miCollegeEast Coast College9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationBrampton (Suffolk)2.2 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft9.5 miFerryReedham Ferry South9.0 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.
